Steef's review: Advanced+ freerider

"In powder I want float and a bit of flex. I don't mind to work hard for a perfect powder run, as long as it pays off. Blue skies, bottomless powder describes paradise. Looking for adventure sometimes brings me to the edge."

Powder beast

The Nitro Quiver Pow! For those who love to stay all day in deep powder this is your mate! Playful, float, maneuverability, fast, the Nitro Quiver Pow got plenty of it all (as long as you stay in powder). The amount of float in powder comes from the width of the board of course, not the length. On piste of course you experience the limits of the powder design and you have to be careful with the short tail, but for crossing pistes to go from one powder field to another is no problem at all.

Odd suprise

What a nice surprise is this board! It looks strange and you have to be careful on piste not to put too much weight on your back leg, or it will break out because of the very short tail. But besides that the grip is not bad at all. And the Nitro Quiver Pow gives the possibility to have a lot of fun at the sides of the pistes. You know those places which other people try to avoid because of the mostly loose and bumpy snow conditions. And then off-piste with the Quiver Pow: Wow, this thing rips! So much flow and control in the board, it all feels so natural. Very very fast and nimble without getting nervous, just perfect! For this a true 5 star rating from me for the Nitro Quiver Pow!

Nitro about the Quiver Pow

"THE ALL-MOUNTAIN SURFER

Hand designed by Austin Smith in his Bend, OR home. This board was designed to be as quick as possible, without loosing the oat you need in nipple deep pow. The wide nose and extremely tapered shape will allow you to keep speed in any terrain while the TRÜE Camber allows you to quickly maneuver through trees and stop huge cliffs. The Pow board has tested and proven technology by Austin and Bryan in Japan, Alaska, The Alps, and all over the US backcountry. The most fun way to ride pow!", says Nitro. I can only totally agree with this description.

Alex's review: Expert freerider

"Easy float, let me hike, surf and play any terrain. I don't like a powder board to be too flexible, because I want to lay some trenches on the groomers too. When the snow starts falling in the evening, I get happily nervous for the next day."

Float and go short

Nitro Quiver Pow is one of those freeride boards that makes you wanna have a closer look at just because of its shape. Short, big fat nose and a split tail. It makes the Quiver Pow for a specific use only: powder days. Short maneverability in fresh snow makes it very suitable for runs in forest. The float comes from the width, which is fairly extreme with 280 mm. It also makes the Nitro Quiver Pow less suitable for icier slopes and pistes. From one edge to the other it is simply hard work. Although it is really fun to play around with on a pow day, it is not totally my thing, therefor I give the Nitro Quiver Pow 3.5 stars.

Quiver Pow compared to Cool Bean and Pillow Talk

You could compare the Nitro Quiver Pow with the K2 Cool Bean. Where the Quiver Pow has camber, the Cool Bean doesn't and that makes that Quiver Pow feels more powerful to me, more alive. Besides that is the float and maneuverability pretty much the same. Comparing it with the Amplid Pillow Talk it falls the other way. As the Pillow Talk is just a bit less wide, it is easier to run down firm slopes as well. Still both with a good floatation again. With these kind of boards it would be nice if you could just take them for that special day, good to have in the inventory as an extra board. I had a good day on the Nitro Quiver Pow, try it as well if you have the chance.

Nitro about the Quiver Pow

"THE ALL-MOUNTAIN SURFER

Hand designed by Austin Smith in his Bend, OR home. This board was designed to be as quick as possible, without loosing the oat you need in nipple deep pow. The wide nose and extremely tapered shape will allow you to keep speed in any terrain while the TRÜE Camber allows you to quickly maneuver through trees and stop huge cliffs. The Pow board has tested and proven technology by Austin and Bryan in Japan, Alaska, The Alps, and all over the US backcountry. The most fun way to ride pow!", says Nitro. It is a special kind of board with predictable behavior. Fun for your day in deep pow forests.